llipgh2 wrote:Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

llipgh2 wrote:Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

I read this post before reading the user, which is always an error. When I read that last sentence, I was thinking: "this is either Bathgate or The Current one".

llipgh2 wrote:Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

I read this post before reading the user, which is always an error. When I read that last sentence, I was thinking: "this is either Bathgate or The Current one".

You have to assume that they come out of any 5 game stretch that includes the Leafs and the Jets with at least 4 points. You just have to.